Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.93 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha recorded 0.93 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 4.1 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.27 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.55 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.36 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 0.27 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.27 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.45 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 0.69 kg/ha | +53.3% |
| 1999 | 0.98 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 2000 | 0.83 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.85 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg/ha | +102.4% |
| 2003 | 2.05 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 3.66 kg/ha | +78.5% |
| 2005 | 2.73 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 2.69 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.96 kg/ha | -64.3% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.79 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.44 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 2013 | 0.69 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 3.78 kg/ha | +447.8% |
| 2015 | 3.74 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 kg/ha | -64.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 1.95 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.47 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.76 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 0.93 kg/ha | +22.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +447.8% | 0.69 kg/ha | 3.78 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.522 kg/ha | 0.27 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 3.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 kg/ha | 0.69 kg/ha | 4.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 kg/ha | 0.76 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.33 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 55.89 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 15.15 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha was 0.93 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).